Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.

Quote by Bertolt Brecht

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

Temptation to behave is terrible

Temptation to behave is terrible

Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.

Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.

Grub first, then ethics.

Grub first, then ethics.

Temptation to behave is terrible.

Temptation to behave is terrible.

He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news.

He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news.

Everyone needs help from everyone.

Everyone needs help from everyone.

Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.

Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.

Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.

Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.

Right is its own defense.

Right is its own defense.

What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?

What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?

I don't trust him. We're friends.

I don't trust him. We're friends.

War is like love, it always finds a way

War is like love, it always finds a way

Why be a man when you can be a success?

Why be a man when you can be a success?

Do not rejoice in his defeat, you men. For though the bastard is dead, the...

Do not rejoice in his defeat, you men. For though the bastard is dead, the...

People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart.

People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart.

There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number...

There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number...

To live means to finesse the processes to which one is subjugated.

To live means to finesse the processes to which one is subjugated.

Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.

Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.

Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer from poor people in rich countries to...

Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer from poor people in rich countries to...

Of course there's a different law for the rich and poor; otherwise, who would go...

Of course there's a different law for the rich and poor; otherwise, who would go...

The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of...

The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of...